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These are popular hot drinks on cold winter evenings
As the days get colder and shorter, most people can’t wait to get home after a long day of driving, and when the rain comes, that desire increases even more....
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Store chains are expecting more thoughtful customers and a more restrained holiday season
Buyers are noticeably more thoughtful, they are looking for sales and cheaper products, so the department store chains expect a more restrained end-of-year holiday season than before, according to the...
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Tesco follows Asda and Lidl in rationing eggs
Tesco has become the latest supermarket to ration the number of eggs customers can buy following supply issues. The grocer is now limiting customers to buying only three boxes of...
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Oracle Retail: Many people are planning to spend Christmas on credit this year
Nearly 55% of shoppers said they would spend less overall due to current economic factors, and 68% said they would consider in-store credit to cover the cost of gifts. 42%...
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Cheese is almost cheaper at farmers than at supermarket chains
The average price per kilo of Trappist cheese rose by no less than 99 (!) percent between October this year and October last year. This means that while a kilo...
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There will be no shortage of fish, but the price of carp is very high
There will be no shortage of Hungarian fish during the Christmas season, but carp will be much more expensive this year than a year ago. The domestic lake farms do...
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Is there a shortage of chocolate?
While there is only a threat of a shortage of cocoa, another raw material of the confectionery industry, sugar, has already stepped up. Europe already struggled with a sugar shortage...
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Although not an FMCG innovation, this taxi is impressive! (Video)
On the one hand, a fully self-driving, driverless taxi, on the other hand, maximum citizen control! And all this in China! In this video, the driverless taxi arrives at the...
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Visa: Every fifth Hungarian plans to pay with a mobile phone during Black Friday
Mobile devices are increasingly becoming a self-evident part of everyday life, according to Visa’s latest research, 62% of Hungarian respondents prefer to use their smartphones to shop and pay online,...
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Dél-100 Kft. opened its 39th plusmarket store in Tiszaföldvár
Together with the newly opened store, the plusmarket, which will be 10 years old next year, is now waiting for its customers in 39 stores in 33 settlements. The drugstore-discount...
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152 stores, 3 days, HUF 111 million worth of product donations – the balance of a Tesco weekend
93 tons of food donations were collected in the non-perishable food collection campaign of the Magyar Élélmiszerbank Egyesület last weekend in Tesco stores, in which well-known actors also participated. This...
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Tesco, which has published its second Diversity Report, offers many career options to career starters
Tesco published its Diversity report for the second time this year, which presents the activities and development areas related to the inclusive corporate culture of the supermarket chain. The results...
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Danone launches energy and decarbonisation programme
The ‘Re-Fuel Danone’ scheme looks to make its operations more agile, energy and cost efficient, as well as resilient and more sustainable. As well as delivering the programme via digital...
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Amazon started layoffs
Amazon began laying off corporate employees last week, becoming the latest of the tech giants (Twitter, Salesforce, Meta) to slash its workforce by thousands. The cuts are expected to affect...
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The number of Hungarian tourists in Croatia is close to a record
After a two-year decline due to the coronavirus pandemic, the data of Hungarian tourists in Croatia is approaching the 2019 record this year, the Croatian Tourist Association (HTZ) told MTI...
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Virtual Reality Menu – Video of the Day
Menus made with virtual reality (augmented reality) technology are a fundamental part of the not-too-distant future of catering, experts claim....
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The grandparents of today’s food trucks – Picture of the day
The first vehicles similar to today’s food trucks appeared in America towards the end of the First World War. Our first photo is from 1918, the last one is from...
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New Executive Chef at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus in Budapest
A new executive chef leads the kitchen of one of Budapest’s most elegant hotels, the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest, Ádám Lévay, who has worked in various Four Seasons hotels around...
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Plastic, bioplastic and paper cups – spilling the baby with the bathwater?
As of January 1, 2023, single-use plastic and bioplastic cups, as well as currently known paper cups, will be prohibited from being placed on the market in Hungary. Ecocatering has...
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The end of November is an important deadline for companies
The MNKSZ recommends to all businesses that they carefully examine the electricity and natural gas energy contracts in the next few days! In a statement, the MEKH draws the users’...
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Here is GVH’s educational video for traders on correct price display
The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) supports traders with an educational video in the legal practice of displaying prices and holding promotions so that Hungarians can more easily consider the promised...
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Entries for the Hungaricool product competition are open until December 6
Entries for the 2022 Hungaricool product competition close in two weeks, on December 6. The renewed initiative with the active involvement of K&H offers a unique opportunity to the winners...
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An important deadline is approaching for taxpayers wishing to pay corporate tax in foreign currency
As it was announced at the end of summer / beginning of autumn on August 9, or published in the Magyar Közlönyök on September 26, taxpayers had the opportunity to...
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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary enters the snack market
Coca-Cola HBC Hungary started vertical portfolio development; the largest domestic soft drink manufacturer is testing its newest biscuit brand on the HUF 80 billion snack market. The flavored oat and...
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Tesco came up with completely new types of products
By the end of this year, Tesco expanded its range of products without added sugar, and also initiated cooperation with several Hungarian companies whose products increase the selection of vegan...
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Ariel PODS washing capsules are now available in cardboard boxes
Ariel also introduced its revolutionary new ECOCLIC® cardboard box in Hungary. The new cardboard packaging is FSC-certified and thanks to its pioneering technology, it is easy for everyone to use...
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Consumer confidence is at an all-time low across Europe, with Hungarian households among the most severely affected
Consumer confidence has hit rock bottom across Europe, and in most countries people are preparing for a crisis that will last for years, according to the Intrum European Consumer Payments...
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The Food Bank collected more than 240 tons of donations
Customers collected a total of 241 tons of durable food in the 17th Christmas fund-raising campaign of the Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület from Friday to Sunday in 334 stores in 160...
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The joint action of NOE, CBA and the Príma store network helps 350-400 families
This year, during the program called “Young people for families with small children”, 7.5 tons of donations were collected, from which 350-400 families in need will receive help in the...
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Pear makes an excellent compote, but also tasty when raw – here is the new campaign
In our country, pears are grown on nearly 2,000 hectares, including many landscape varieties. Pears are particularly healthy and can be used in many ways – the European Fresh Team,...
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